City of Milwaukee
Press Release

Drive-Thru Job Fairs Bringing Opportunity to the Community

Northside and Southside events take place next Thursday (August 18, 2022) from noon to 4 p.m.

By - Aug 8th, 2022 10:27 am

The City of Milwaukee Office of Workforce Development will be holding Northside and Southside Drive-Thru Job Fairs on Thursday, August 18, 2022 for Milwaukee Job and Skill Seekers looking for immediate employment opportunities.

The Job fair events are enthusiastically supported by Common Council President José G. Pérez (12th District), and Council Members Milele A. Coggs (6th District), Russell W. Stamper, II (15th District), Nikiya Dodd (5th District), Khalif J. Rainey (7th District) and Marina Dimitrijevic (14th District), as a creative way to bring immediate job opportunities to residents (where they live) and in a manner that is safe during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic recovery.

The Drive-Thru Job Fairs will focus on neighborhoods within the 6th, 7th, 9th, 12th, 14th, and 15th Aldermanic Districts, all of which have been hit hard by COVID-19. All attendees will receive a no-contact bag packed with information on employment assistance programs and employers hiring right now, and the events will feature 60+ employers from manufacturing, office, healthcare, retail, transportation/logistics and much more.

The Drive-Thru Job Fair events on August 18th are co-sponsored by the Milwaukee Common Council, DirectConnectMKE, Northwest Side CDC, State Department of Workforce Development, Job Center of Wisconsin, Employ Milwaukee, ROSS Innovative Employment Solutions, the Milwaukee Urban League, Milwaukee Public Schools, UMOS, Inc., and the City of Milwaukee.

Thursday, August 18th, 2022
Noon – 4:00 pm
FOUR LOCATIONS

Northside Location 1 North Westside Location 2 Southside Location 1 Southside Location 2
Bethesda Baptist Church Ross IES UMOS, Inc. Basilica of St. Josaphat
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2909 N. 20th Street. 7800 W. Brown Deer Road. 2701 S. Chase Avenue 2333 S. 6th Street
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NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. It has not been verified for its accuracy or completeness.

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